Kyrgyzstan asks Belarus to extradite ex-President Bakiyev
14:59, 7 May 2010
MOSCOW. May 7. KAZINFORM Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor general has sent Belarus an extradition request for former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a deputy prime minister in the interim government said on Friday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Bakiyev took refuge in Belarus after fleeing Kyrgyzstan last month. The interim authorities, who took power amid violent unrest in early April, accuse the ousted president of involvement in the shooting of civilians during the riots in Bishkek.
"On May 6, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office sent a request for the extradition of Bakiyev to the prosecutor general of Belarus," Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Azimbek Nazarov told journalists, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru